KABUL, May 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Twelve people were killed and 15 others wounded, as an improvised explosive device was detonated at a mosque on the outskirts of Kabul, capital of Afghanistan yesterday, the capital police said.
The explosion occurred during Friday prayer at midday in the Haji Bakhshi Mosque, in Qala-e-Murad Baig area of Shakar Dara district, on the northern outskirts of Kabul city.
The wounded were moved to a nearby hospital by police and volunteers from local residents, Ferdaus Faramarz from Kabul police, told reporters.
The blast occurred as the militants of Taliban outfit and government security forces are observing a three-day cease-fire, during the Eid al-Fitr festival starting from Thursday.
The praying leader, Mufti Nehman, died from serious injuries minutes after the explosion, according to Faramarz.
Earlier the police official, citing initial information said that, four people were killed and over 20 wounded.
No group has claimed responsibility for the attack so far.
Over the past years, the capital city was hit by a series of terror attacks staged by Taliban insurgents and militants of the Daesh group opposing the government.– NNN-AGENCIES
